Alphabet Drop Sends Stocks Lower Wall Street tumbled Thursday after Alphabet, Google’s parent company, fell more than 4%, pulling major indexes down. The S&P…
The European Union has demanded that TikTok change its platform design or face major financial penalties. The European Commission said the video app breached EU online safety rules. Officials reached this conclusion after an investigation launched in February 2024. Regulators analysed how TikTok’s features shape user behaviour. The Commission said TikTok failed to properly assess risks to mental wellbeing. Investigators…
Plants growing close together can warn one another about incoming stress, helping their neighbours survive conditions that would otherwise cause serious damage. In experiments with thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana), researchers grew plants either in isolation or packed closely so their leaves touched. When exposed to intense light stress, isolated plants suffered heavy damage, while crowded plants coped far better. Within…
